Umpireal's founding nodes are being built one supporter at a time. Four tiers, from a €10 digital star to a permanent wall plaque — no equity, no return, no financial instrument of any kind. Just a name, or a star, on infrastructure built to last a hundred years.
The 4 Founding Sponsorship Tiers
Pick Your Level.
Annual contributions. Recognition maintained while contributions are current, with a 60-day grace period on missed renewals. Looking to name an entire node? See Founding Partner naming rights.
Support — instant card payment
Founding Friend — Digital
€10and up
Digital certificate and sponsor-roll listing
Star rating from ★ to ★★★★★★★★
One-off, any amount, no renewal
Unlimited places
Secure card payment via Stripe. Takes about a minute.
Founding Friend — Physical
€250to €1,500
Permanent ground-mounted steel tile
Your name and registration number
Everything in the Digital tier
46 places per node
Secure card payment via Stripe. Instalments available on request.
Card payment is instant. Bank details and an invoice are sent within one working day.
Sponsorship is recognition, not an investment — it carries no equity, no return and no financial instrument of any kind. Umpireal is early-stage and a specific site may be delayed; if that happens you are offered a transfer, a refund, or continued recognition. By sponsoring you accept the Terms & Conditions.
★ Founding Friend — Digital
Every Star Shows the Way.
Every physical plaque on an Umpireal node is cut in the same motif: the BEAR Crossing™ bear, and Polaris — found not by looking at the North Star directly, but by sighting off the two pointer stars at the edge of Ursa Major. Sailors, shepherds, and travellers have used that same alignment for thousands of years to find their way home.
The digital tier carries that story forward. From €10, a sponsor earns a single star. From €2,500 and above, eight — the full pointer, fully aligned. No cap on how many people can join, and no cap on how many stars any one supporter can hold. Every star is a name added to the path toward the infrastructure of the AI economy.
Merak → Dubhe → Polaris · the pointer line every Umpireal plaque is cut from
★
€10 – €24
★★
€25 – €49
★★★
€50 – €99
★★★★
€100 – €249
★★★★★
€250 – €499
★★★★★★
€500 – €999
★★★★★★★
€1,000 – €2,499
★★★★★★★★
€2,500+
Beyond Sponsorship
Looking to Leave a Lasting Legacy?
For those looking to leave a lasting legacy through civic infrastructure that serves the public good — enquire about permanently naming a node, for a corporation, a family, or in memory of someone.
